Tyler Cowen on Inequality, AI, and America’s Future
July 29, 2025
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as posted by the channelTyler Cowen is one of the most influential economists alive. A thinker who shapes the ideas that shape the world. In this livestreamed conversation with Josh Szeps, Cowen tackles inequality, AI, immigration, rent control, government dysfunction, and the future of institutions.
From the porch of his home in northern Virginia, Cowen argues that cities are expensive because they’re great, that voters don’t want revolution — they want to scream “ouch” — and that bureaucracies might need a bit of Elon-style demolition to work again.
They discuss:
- Why rent control doesn’t work
- The real reasons people hate elites
- How AI could enable “intellectual immortality”
- Whether illegal immigration is truly a crisis
- And why Oakland should look more like Dubai...
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